CHEBI:53621 - chloromethylisothiazolinone

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ChEBI Name chloromethylisothiazolinone
ChEBI ID CHEBI:53621
Definition A 1,2-thiazole that is 4-isothiazolin-3-one bearing a methyl group on the nitrogen atom and a chlorine at C-5. It is a powerful biocide and preservative and is the major active ingredient in the commercial product KathonTM.
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Formula C4H4ClNOS
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 149.59900
Monoisotopic Mass 148.97021
InChI InChI=1S/C4H4ClNOS/c1-6-4(7)2-3(5)8-6/h2H,1H3
InChIKey DHNRXBZYEKSXIM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES Cn1sc(Cl)cc1=O
Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s): environmental contaminant
Any minor or unwanted substance introduced into the environment that can have undesired effects.
Biological Role(s): antimicrobial agent
A substance that kills or slows the growth of microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses, fungi and protozoans.
xenobiotic
A xenobiotic (Greek, xenos "foreign"; bios "life") is a compound that is foreign to a living organism. Principal xenobiotics include: drugs, carcinogens and various compounds that have been introduced into the environment by artificial means.
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Outgoing chloromethylisothiazolinone (CHEBI:53621) has functional parent methylisothiazolinone (CHEBI:53620)
chloromethylisothiazolinone (CHEBI:53621) has role antimicrobial agent (CHEBI:33281)
chloromethylisothiazolinone (CHEBI:53621) has role environmental contaminant (CHEBI:78298)
chloromethylisothiazolinone (CHEBI:53621) has role xenobiotic (CHEBI:35703)
chloromethylisothiazolinone (CHEBI:53621) is a 1,2-thiazoles (CHEBI:48902)
chloromethylisothiazolinone (CHEBI:53621) is a organochlorine compound (CHEBI:36683)
Incoming MCI/MI (CHEBI:63556) has part chloromethylisothiazolinone (CHEBI:53621)
IUPAC Name
5-chloro-2-methyl-1,2-thiazol-3(2H)-one
Synonyms Sources
2,3-dihydro-2-methyl-3-oxo-5-chloroisothiazole NIST Chemistry WebBook
5-chloro-2-methyl-2H-isothiazol-3-one NIST Chemistry WebBook
5-Chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one ChemIDplus
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methylchloroisothiazolinone ChEBI
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Registry Numbers Types Sources
1210149 Reaxys Registry Number Reaxys
1210149 Beilstein Registry Number Beilstein
26172-55-4 CAS Registry Number NIST Chemistry WebBook
26172-55-4 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
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17 November 2014